Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Gateway thwarts Franklin Regional
January 6, 2012: Monroeville, PA 15146 The Gateway Gators (Monroeville, PA) basketball felled the visiting Franklin Regional Panthers (Murrysville, PA), 64-47 in Friday's league test.
The Gators (6-2) will now prepare for their test against Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh, PA). The Foxes go into the WPIAL AAAA 2 test with a 1-9 record. In their last test, Fox Chapel went down by Penn Hills (Pittsburgh, PA), 50-43, in a league test.
The Panthers now own a 7-2 record. They take the field next when they host Butler for a non-league test on Tuesday, January 10. Franklin Regional will clash with a Golden Tornado squad coming off a 51-38 league loss to North Allegheny (Wexford, PA). The Golden Tornado record now stands at 4-7.